Lexus IS 350Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 217 NHTSA owner complaints across 15 model years, no Lexus IS 350 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2007 and 2008. The IS 350 has 12 safety recalls on record.

Lexus IS 350

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Ethan Llamas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complaints by system

Most common Lexus IS 350 problems

All model years combined: 217 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Structure520
Air bags505
Visibility/wiper231
Engine211
Vehicle speed control199
Electrical system150
Steering131
Fuel/propulsion system130
Visibility80
16 other systems477
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the IS 350

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2006–2018 · still open
    Open